Maddie Monk

Friday, February 20, 2009

My sweet older sister Bethany, although you could not come with Amanda this past November, we talked to and about you and had great memories, and I would only trade those talks and laughs for if you could actually be there with us! We missed having you there, and having you randomly bringing up how happy you are that you"re not Michael Jackson...lol.

I wish we could see each other soon, and can't wait til' the next time we do!

And hey! if Grandpa Foreman starts stalking you again, remember to bring my name up, I don't want him to forget the lowly Nebraska-ins lol <3 you!

Amanda....my beautiful older sister went on my family's yearly trip to Ohio, for Thanksgiving/Bukeye Christmas! Amanda is Michael's "special friend", and she got to meet the family this year! lol That was so funny! And my poor Grandpa could not get her name straight! First he called her "Amber", then he called her "Audrey", and then....out of nowhere, he called her...."Candace"! lol He makes me laugh so hard!

Me and her got to spend a lot of time together and i wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!

We have also gotten to have the pleasure of having some amazing memories! Like the time we went to youth group together, or the time we "both" stayed up talking til' 3:30 in the morning when she had to get up at 5:30, and then we can't forget the awesome experience of being a part of the Camo Plaid Revolution 2 cast! Gotta love those good times!

I know! I have not updated my blog in like...well forever! =] So I don't really have a lot to say though, because most of the people that read my blog know me and talk to me in person, so whats the point? lol

Me and Kristen!:

Well for starters if you don't know who Kristen is, she is my best friend! lol We hang out all the time!

We do the craziest things, and enjoy every second of it. We have over 100 inside jokes, and she is just a good Christian friend to hang around.

Recently Me and her family (except Kyle) went to the Omaha Walking Brige. Wasn't that something! Her family is so funny, and not only do I love haning out with Kristen I love hanging out with her family! They are amazing! We went all over that day... we went to 2 candy shops, and just walked around in downtown Omaha for about an 1 1/2 .

Unfortunately, she is moving this summer. And I'm going to miss her insanely! Love you girl! <3

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Okay, so I was in my class (the one that helps you start a business) and while the teacher was talking to one of the girls in my class, I got a chance to talk to Haley. (A very nice girl) It is kind of funny because she looks just like Amanda, except with red hair, she even had braces. Anyways, we were talking about things we liked and stuff like that, and we got on movies. I brought something up about The Prestige, and said something about Christian Bale. (If anybody really knows me, they know how much I love Christian Bale) She was like "You like Christian Bale?" Of course I said "YES!" So she started talking about this movie called Newsies. She was telling me about how it had Christian Bale when he was 17 years old. And earlier we had already talked about how we both liked musicals, so she went to tell me it was a musical and Christian Bale sang and danced, and it was funny to see him in all these serious movies. As soon as she said that, I knew I had to see it! I simply thanked her and started heading for the car.

A couple days later my mom and I went to the library. I looked for it, but it was checked out, so I put it on hold. After that we went to another library , and of course I looked for it there, and they had it! I was so happy! The day we did all this was the day after my allergy testing and I was still kind of dizzy, so mom let me lay on the couch and watch it when we got home. I loved it!The whole movie is about orphans and/or runaways who buy and sell newspapers. Well the person who owns the newspaper company raises the prices, so they cannot pay for them. So devliery boys get angry and go on strike. All of them! Which since this was New York there were a lot of orphans and/or runaways. I can't tell you anything else except you should watch it because it is a very good movie! (And if you do watch it and do not know who Christian Bale is, he is Jack Kelly (Cowboy.)

Saturday, May 3, 2008

PREVIOUS POST:I would first like to say if you did not watch the Tim Hawkins comedy video below, please do. You will laugh very hard!

VOLLEYBALL CAMP:Every Monday in April I had a volley-ball camp! I was sore for the first couple days, but soon recovered! It was really fun! I really enjoyed the coach but will NOT be playing for that team. We are still not quite sure where I will play, but my parents are trying to put something together! I learned a lot. I can successfully can bump, serve, and set all the way over the net!!! I was very happy about the serving one though!

MOVIES AS LITERATURE:As most of you know, on Monday afternoons my Mom holds Movies as Literature class at our house. So as soon as my volley-ball was over, she came and picked me and my other friend Maddie, and Isabelle up and ran straight home. As soon as we got home Michael would go pick up one of the families taking the class, and drop Marcus off at their house. (for a playdate while we did MAL class) I would be making snacks and mom would be getting the movie ready to go. So as you can see we have hectic Mondays. (and I was still sore from volley-ball...Yuk!) Then we would watch a good 2 hour movie, make comments about how much better the movie would have been if it was shorter and go are own separate ways. Usually Andrew Hall would stay for a little while to hang out with Michael, which meant Marcus was still down at the Hall's house. The week after we watch the movie we go over discussion questions about the movie.

Well a couple of weeks ago, we watched E.T. My mom kept telling us how it was so popular in it's day, and all I have to say was "its day was a long time ago." Then she started telling us about how this movie was some people’s favorite movies of all time. We all looked at her bewildered thinking "Are you serious???" We now know why we had no intention of watching it before we had to.

Just recently we all watched Rear Window. Good movie! Could have been shorter, but very well thought out, and I liked it. The girl in the movie had the most amazing dresses that I have ever seen, so pretty! I would definitely recommend it to anybody that actually has good tastes in movies!

ALLERGY TESING:Today I went in for an allergy test. Now for those who do not know what that is, I am going to explain it to you. They first wipe you arms off and get them nice and clean, then they take a normal pen and mark your arm with numbers. While this is going on I am thinking "I will never see the light of day again!" At they write numbers they take these little needles with some allergic possibilities for my body, and then...well I think you get the picture. Then, they make you sit there itching like crazy for 15 minutes. It was more annoying than the actual needles. Finally the nurses came back in the room and measure the reactions (bumps) on my arm, whatever ones had a negative reaction, they take a bigger dose and stick those in your upper arm. Still thinking I will never see my brothers and sisters again, then finally realizing this is not so bad. After getting stuck about 60 times (and I am not exaggerating, about 60 times) they finally realized what I am allergic to! Basically anything that blooms, so flowers, trees, grass...ect. Fun right?!?! At least my family will know that the worst part is over, and I am so ready for allergy shots. (Just not any other kind of shots.)

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

Okay so you guys are probably wondering, why does she have something from the Phantom of the Opera on here? To be honest I like the movie, and regret saying I did not want to go when my mom asked me to go with her. Anyways, I hope this persades you to consider to watch the movie. It is Great!!!

About Me

My name is Maddie. My Mom and Dad's name are Mickey and Mary Ann Knipp! love them very much! I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters, who I love deeply! My best friends name is Kristen...and I love her too! She is absolutly AWESOME!